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Create-Explore-Discover with Makerspaces

8/25/2016

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What is a Makerspace?

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A makerspace is a space where students can gather together to explore, create, tinker, learn, and discover with items given to them.  It is a mindset of creating something out of nothing and exploring your own interests. That is the heart of a makerspace. Items given to students can be anything from high-tech 3-D printers to low-tech legos to let them explore.

GC4 Mobile Makerspace

Grandview C4 School district now has a makerspace that you, the teacher, can check out and use in your classrooms! Take a look at what is available in our Mobile Makerspace below.

Try it Out in Your Classroom

Check out a Mobile Makerspace item!  To do this, click on Teacher Resources on the left sidebar and select Mobile Makerspace.  The calendar on this page will show you the availability of items, then just fill out the Google Form to reserve an item.

Diane DeLaTorre
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Breakout Mania

8/19/2016

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Breakout EDU boxes have arrived at CSD4 and they’ve taken off like wildfire!  Students and staff all over the district have participated in this engaging, exciting activity. Working in small groups, students must solve a series of puzzles and riddles to break into a wooden box that has been locked with five different locks!

These boxes are perfect for any grade level! Second graders at Martin City participated in a back-to-school themed breakout, “If You Take a Mouse to School”, sixth graders at GMS learned about digital citizenship during Transition Days, and high schoolers in Mrs. Dolinar’s class were introduced to a variety of disorders for health class in a game she designed herself!
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You can design your own games or select from a database of pre-written ones on the Breakout EDU website (all games are password protected, so if you’re interested, contact Mary Cordry or Diane DeLaTorre). Breakout boxes are the perfect way to introduce or review content with students. You can even have them design their own games for each other!
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​​The Instructional Technology department currently has four boxes available for check out to anyone in the district. Simply hover over Teacher Resources in the left hand menu and select Mobile Makerspace to see the availability and request form.
​Mary Cordry
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